grace xu 徐栩 (b. 2001, New Orleans) is an artist based between Muwekma Ohlone Territory (California) and 江西 Jiangxi. They work across lens-based media, ceramics, and site-responsive improvisations to explore the world-building possibilities of collective memory, diasporic trajectories, and spi-ritual cosmologies. With a voice of emotional tenderness in response to our ever unfolding present, their practice finds power in community and in conversation with our human and more-than-human world. They hold a B.A. in Art from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Minor in Community Engagement and Social Change.
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Current/Upcoming

Stateless Mind Pavilion, Gwangju Biennale
Gwangju, South Korea
September 5th - November 15th, 2026

Recently at Research Fellow → Lintas Benua: Crossing Continents International Research Residency, Malaysia
International Artist-in-Residence → The Pottery Workshop, Jingdezhen, China
International Artist-in-Residence → P8 Art Center, Changsha, China
Teaching Artist → Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Research Fellow → Counterforce Lab, Los Angeles, CA
Artist-in-Residence → UCLA New Genres Residency, Los Angeles, CA

Past Exhibitions

Gravity of the Wall, performance and group exhibition, Museo delle Mura, Rome, Italy
Field(Trip) of Proximity, group exhibition, E-Gallery, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Malaysia
Reflection of Space, performance collaboration, Feminist Center for Creative Work
3!2!1! Play!, outdoor installation, P8 Art Center, Changsha, China
Spring, solo thesis exhibition, UCLA Broad Art Center, Los Angeles, CA
…like ashes like seeds like stars, solo exhibition, Little Gallery, Los Angeles
Mountains in Mustard Seeds, solo exhibition, UCLA Broad Art Center, Los Angeles
Undergraduate Scholarship Award Exhibition, New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles
Faces of Fremont, participatory public art installation + exhibition, Valhalla Theater, Fremont Main Library

Writing

Future Fossils exhibition text → Long Play Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA

Ongoing Research Fellow → Center for Arts, Design, and Social Research, Boston/Helsinki
Musician → Passion of the Cut Sleeve, Los Angeles
Performances → Stateless Mind Festivals, trans-national/-local

Contact

gracexustudio@gmail.com
ig: @wildgrasseses

Grace Xu